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Contents
Notices
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v
Safety information
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vi
About this guide
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vii
ASUS contact information
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viii
A7S266-VM/U2 specifications summary
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Chapter
1:
Product introduction
1.1
Welcome!
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1-2
1.2
Package contents
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1-2
1.3
Motherboard components
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1-3
1.4
Motherboard layout
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1-6
1.5
Before you proceed
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1-7
1.6
Motherboard installation
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1-8
1.6.1
Placement direction
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1-8
1.6.2
Screw holes
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1-8
1.7
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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1-9
1.7.1
Installing the CPU
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1-9
1.8
System memory
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1-10
1.9
Expansion slots
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1-11
1.9.1
Configuring an expansion card
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1-11
1.9.2
Standard interrupt assignments
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1-11
1.10 Jumpers
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1-12
1.11 Connectors
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1-13
Chapter
2:
BIOS information
2.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
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2-2
2.1.1
Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
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2-2
2.1.2
Using AFLASH to update the BIOS
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2-4
2.1.3
CrashFree BIOS 2 (
BIOS Auto-recovery procedure
) .. 2-7
2.2
BIOS Setup program
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2-8
2.2.1
BIOS menu bar
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2-8
2.2.2
Legend bar
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2-9